noble rot

noun

A benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

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Meanings

nounnoble rot (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA benevolent form of the fungus Botrytis cinerea which, in the right conditions, leads to a concentrated sweet wine.

    ‘You said they occasionally deliberately infect the grapes with the noble rot,’ I said.

    2019, Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man, Gollancz, page 20

Translations

Afrikaans edelvrot
  • edelvrotfungus
Bulgarian благородна плесен
  • благородна плесен (blagorodna plesen)fungus
Dutch edele rotting
  • edele rottingfungus
Finnish jalohome
  • jalohomefungus
French pourriture noble
  • pourriture noblefungus
German Edelfäule
  • Edelfäulefungus
Italian muffa nobile
  • muffa nobilefungus
Japanese 貴腐
  • 貴腐 (kifu)fungus
Portuguese podridão nobre
  • podridão nobrefungus
Swedish ädelröta
  • ädelrötafungus
Cite this entry
APA

noble rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20rot

MLA

“noble rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20rot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noble rot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noble%20rot.

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